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Tri HC | “Executive Magistrates and doctors not well trained in technical aspects of recording dying declaration”: rational approach for administering justice to be recorded

Tripura High Court: A Division Bench of S. Talapatra and Arindam Lodh, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the decision of the Sessions

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Conviction on basis of dying declaration to be only after strict scrutiny as accused has no opportunity to cross-examine deceased

Bombay High Court: A Bench of B.P. Dharmadhikari and Prakash D. Naik, JJ. allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the decision of

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Bom HC | In-laws acquitted of offences under Ss. 306 and 498-A, veracity of dying declaration of deceased doubted

Bombay High Court: In absence of convincing evidence for sustaining the conviction of the appellants (in-laws), Sadhana S. Jadhav, J. reversed the trial

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Courts can’t assume fabrication of dying declaration by IO in absence of proof

Supreme Court: The bench of MM Shantanagoudar and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has held that it cannot be laid down as an absolute

Case Briefs High Courts

Witnesses turning hostile common in criminal cases is not a ground for letting accused go scot free in presence of other supporting evidence

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Sunil Gaur and Pratibha M. Singh JJ., dismissed an

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mechanical approach in relying on dying declaration needs to be avoided

Supreme Court: Asking the Courts to be careful while dealing with dying declarations, the Court held that a mechanical approach in relying